Snazy

Woohoo, the day has finally come to have my Carpal Tunnel Release surgery. As long as all goes to plan I will be pain free in my arm for the first time in about 3-4 years once the wound has healed.

Anyone else had it? Successful or otherwise?

With my luck I will sneeze as they cut my wrist, hit an artery and I will bleed out

Timwinner

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Hope it all goes well. I am sure its very routine and nothing at all to worry about. Best of luck !!

Snazy

Cheers mate. Its a very common op with a good success rate, but I know people who its not worked out for.
This is the follow up to my tennis elbow op on the same arm last year

So between the 2 ops, hopefully it does the trick.

Not bothered about the actual operation, just wondering how uncomfortable the local is being put in the arm lol. And interested to see what its like when it wears off, and what pain killers from my cabinet I will choose

Proby521

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I know someone who had it done both arms. Worked well, they struggled to turn kitchen taps on was that bad. Now as good as new! That was at least 5 years back and been fine since. Good luck, as said pretty common operation I think nowadays.

HankScorpio

Get them to make an artistic scar that you can build into body art scarification style!

Maybe a few extra lines and have them write "snazy" along your arm while anaesthetised...

Coffin Dodger

My Aunt lost feeling in her hand after having it done, so not good for her She decided not to have the other one done as a result.

Good luck!

Snazy

I am now at the stage of randomly dropping things, but main annoyance is the pain I get in my forearm.

lol na I will give that one a miss thanks I prefer not to modify visible parts of my body

Yeah sadly thats one of the possible side effects. One im hoping not to experience, but same as my elbow op, always a chance of nerve damage.
Fingers crossed that this will work, and the other arm wont get bad.....

SJ_Skyline

Make sure they put a big X with marker pen on the arm they are supposed to be doing

Good luck

Snazy

lol im gonna come back with no hand or something lol

I will draw a "cut here" broken line on it

davegtt

Good luck Snazy, know youve been waiting for this

Leslie

Hope it all goes well with the minimum of discomfort Snazy.

Les

chocolate_o_brian

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Good luck mate, catch me on MSN after you've had it done if possible. Be nice to know of your experiences, considering the similarities of our injuries. Shame mines inoperable, but would certainly like to hear of your tales, sounds interesting

SwissTony

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good luck michael

Coffin Dodger

I'm sure he'll find a way......

chocolate_o_brian

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(I can recommend a good brand of those)

...or type with his other hand

Snazy

Cheers guys. In the waiting room now in my lovely gown lol.
They have drawn all over my arm to make sure they get the right arm lol.

Andy, will do mate Might be a bit slow replying, but we shall chat.

Woman here had hers done 10 weeks ago and is recovering well. In to have the other sode done now. Neat little scar.

ScoobyWon't

Have you survived?

Snazy

Im sorry to report, all went well and im home lol.

Lots of waiting, but was seen to second to last, so just about 4.30, 10 mins later, all over

greenonedave

You will be fine, Wife had it done years ago, good as gold !

Snazy

Im sure it will be fine too mate. Glad it worked for her
Seems like a very common op.
Apparently Monday afternoon is Carpal Tunnel day on that ward

David Lock

Well done Snazzers

I am sure recovery will go like a dream.

I didn't know these ops were so quick

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Snazy

Cheers mate, I was a little suprised too.
Waiting list 4 weeks, operation time was 10 mins once they got started. Sadly the way the appointments are booked, you all turn up together and go one at a time, so some have no wait and others about 4 hours. Trust me to be last, lol.

2 weeks in a sling now, main bandages off in 2 days, stitches out in 2 weeks

ScoobyWon't

So the dogs don't need a new home yet. Ah well.

Snazy

lol come get them mate, they are all yours

mart360

I suffer from CTS in both hands,

it used to be only when i did lots of gripping / holding,


now as i,m a little bit older, its near on constant.

As im typing now, i have pins and needles in my LH and my RH isnt too bad,
but!!! it goes from pins and needles/ numbness, to shooting pains in the

arm, and pains when i wiggle my fingers,

Holding things is fun, as after a few minute,s cant feel my fingers!

however it vary,s in its severity.


I,m glad it went well

how did you get ours actioned? was it via your gp?


mart

Deep Singh

Get well soon mate. Its a minor op with VERY low complication rate. It shouldn't be too sore as the incision is quite small and superficial

Btw, loving the Crackberry! Loaded BB application world the other day. Have you tried Vilingo? It works quite well.

All the best

Snazy

Mart, thankfully I was already under a consultant for my elbow. I had assumed the pain was due to complications with the last op, so went back to him, therefore got in quickly.

Now the local has worn off I am starting to feel whats been done, but am painfree in my forearm for the first time in ages, so thats a positive sign.

From what I have heard, its very worth while for most Hope you get yours sorted. Have you had EMG testing done? Suprised they didnt follow up on that.



DS cheers mate, superficial, tell my hand that lol. Naa its hot so bad, but felt the clamp applying pressure, that was rank lol.

App world is cool, but also a drain, so I deleted it when I was done with it Memory heavy. Glad the berry is working out for you though I have finally found a theme I like lol.

Snazy

PS if anyone is wondering.....

http://www.jjsouthgate.co.uk/images/...VE%20large.jpg

Thats what I had done..... contains images of an operation in progress

chocolate_o_brian

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You know, thats what I wanna do to my wrist sometimes when it starts playing up really bad. Open the bugger up and pull some strings about to relieve the pain

Looks quite interesting in there.

mrtheedge2u2

You will be back to w4nking like a demon in no time